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    The surname Bastos

    A surname, carried by 827 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B232

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bastos is more common than 82.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 827 people named Bastos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 373,332 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 668.

    #28,777
    rank among US surnames
    827
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +23.8%
    change since 2000 (was #32,460)

    Who is named Bastos

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    76% of people named Bastos identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 76%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 16%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bastoss

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Michel Bastos
      Brazilian footballer, born 1983
    • Rafael Bastos
      Brazilian association football player, born 1985
    • Othon Bastos
      Brazilian actor, born 1933
    • Rafinha Bastos
      Brazilian comedian, born 1976
    • Waldemar Bastos
      Angolan musician (1954–2020)

    Notable Bastoss come mostly from Brazil (3), France (1) and Angola (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bastos

    Bastos has the Soundex code B232, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B232.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Bastos?
    827 people in the United States had the surname Bastos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 373,332 Americans. It ranked 28,777th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bastos?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Bastos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Bastos?
    Michel Bastos, Brazilian footballer, followed by Rafael Bastos.
    Where is the surname Bastos most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bastos in Brazil, France and Angola.
    Is the surname Bastos getting more or less common?
    More common. 668 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 827 in 2010, up 24%.